Friday, 22 July 2011

Burglary at RTI in Empangeni

The Empangeni Road Traffic Inspectorate was broken into on Tuesday night and numerous computers, other equipment and an undisclosed amount of money was stolen. According to SAP Spokesperson Capt Mbongeni Mdlalose, the break-in was only discovered by staff on Wednesday morning. ‘The back door leading to the cash hall was broken down and a window had been forced open to give entry to the other offices.’ Empangeni RTI has been without security since July last year. However, it is possible that some form of security has been implemented since 1 July as personnel dressed in plain clothes have been posted at the entrance gate.
Capt Mdlalose could not confirm whether the RTI has security at night and if so, why they had not noticed the break-ins. An official RTI spokesperson could not be reached at the time of going to print.